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Costa Rica
Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital San Jose
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old81.0years
Ranks 47 of 217 in 2024
8% above world median · 7% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old10.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 79 of 196 in 2024
30% below world median · 21% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old24per 100,000 live births
Ranks 75 of 194 in 2023
49% below world median · 56% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old9.0% of under-5s
Ranks 15 of 48 in 2018
61% below world median · 6% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old6.87% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
8% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.32births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
30% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2011 · 15 years old97.4% of adults 15+
Ranks 17 of 53 in 2011
3% above world median · 5% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 53 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old104.8% gross
Ranks 37 of 134 in 2024
5% above world median · 8% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old5.31% of GDP
Ranks 22 of 121 in 2023
45% above world median · 41% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old19,970current US$
Ranks 55 of 186 in 2025
1.5× above world median · 81% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old33,815international $
Ranks 66 of 185 in 2025
67% above world median · 46% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2025 · 1 year old0.8% of population
Ranks 1 of 4 in 2025
72% below world median · 62% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 4 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2025 · 1 year old45.5index, 0–100
Ranks 3 of 4 in 2025
14% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 4 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old6.8% of labour force
Ranks 124 of 182 in 2025
35% above world median · 14% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old-0.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
1.0× below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old99.8% of population
Ranks 126 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old80.5% of population
Ranks 76 of 148 in 2024
about the same world median · 18% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old87.2% of population
Ranks 73 of 182 in 2024
6% above world median · 10% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.63t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
36% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old5.2mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
21% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Costa Rica has no figure in this dataset for Military spending. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.